Why don’t we have a national screening programme for prostate cancer in the UK?

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Grab your trainers, your dog lead, your jingle bells, or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. In the second of two episodes this month, Fiona and Nik discuss:

• Diagnosing diabetes: do you know MODY from LADA?
• PSA testing in asymptomatic men. Why don’t we have a national screening programme for prostate cancer in the UK?

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And hear a best intentions story that will have you patting your seat before you sit down!
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'Chris Hoy and cancer screening: is celebrity campaigning a bad way to make policy?' Margaret McCartney. BMJ 2024;387:q2604

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